Surgery Veterinary Technician

Who We Are: At Eclipse Specialty & Emergency Pet Care, we’re more than just a hospital—we’re a community where your skills and passion for veterinary medicine are truly valued. Located in Whippany, NJ, our employee-owned facility offers cutting-edge care and a supportive environment where your growth and well-being are prioritized. We believe in truly human leadership, empowering our team to provide exceptional care to pets and their owners.

Why Join Us?

Surgery draws a particular kind of technician — one who thrives under pressure, who finds purpose in precision, and who wants to be at the center of some of the most consequential moments in a patient's care. If the operating room is where you do your best work, Eclipse is where you belong.

Our Surgery Veterinary Technicians work across the full spectrum of surgical medicine — from scheduled soft tissue and orthopedic procedures to laparoscopic surgeries and urgent emergency cases that require composure and skill when the stakes are highest. With four board-certified surgeons on our team, the variety of cases and techniques you'll be exposed to is genuinely rare for a single hospital.

What makes this role stand out is the depth of mentorship available to you. You'll work closely with our surgeons, building a sophisticated understanding of surgical medicine and technique. At the same time, anesthesia monitoring is a core part of what you'll do every day — and the opportunity to grow in that discipline here is exceptional. You'll develop your anesthetic knowledge working alongside highly trained and experienced technicians as well as our anesthesiologists directly, giving you a level of clinical fluency in both disciplines that most surgery techs never get the chance to build.

Every case that comes through our surgical suite — whether it's a planned procedure or an emergency that couldn't wait — represents an animal whose family is counting on this team to get it right. You'll be an essential part of making that happen, from the moment a patient is prepped to the moment they're stable and on their way to recovery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor vital signs, including heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and temperature.
• Medication Administration: Accurately dose and administer critical care drugs, fluids, and pain management.
• Emergency Response: Perform CPR, administer oxygen, and stabilize critical patients in emergency situations.
• Collaboration: Work closely with veterinarians to follow treatment plans and adjust care as needed.
• Diagnostic Testing: Perform routine diagnostic tests such as blood work and blood pressure readings.
• Advanced Therapies: Administer oxygen, blood transfusions, and mechanical ventilation when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Previous experience in a veterinary hospital setting, including emergency, intensive care, or specialty services, is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in operating advanced medical equipment, such as ventilators, ECGs, and infusion pumps.
• Medication Administration: Ability to accurately dose and administer critical care drugs.
• Strong Communication Skills: Effective communication with veterinarians, team members, and pet owners.
• Attention to Detail: Precision in monitoring patients, keeping records, and following treatment protocols.
• Emotional Resilience: Capability to handle high-pressure situations and provide compassionate care.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team.

Why You’ll Stay

• Premium overnight compensation
• 15% overnight differential for weekday overnight shifts
• 20% overnight differential for weekend overnight shifts
• Additional $3.50/hour Friday & Saturday overnight differential available to qualified candidates, stacked on top of the weekend 20%
• Paid Time Off starting day one
• Comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, 401(k), uniform allowance, and more
• Professional development support through continuing education and growth opportunities
• A culture that values skilled technicians, sustainability, and long-term careers

Compensation Transparency

Compensation is determined based on experience, demonstrated competencies, and eligibility for additional differentials, aligned with defined skill expectations to ensure fairness, clarity, and opportunity for growth.

Compensation Example

Example: Weekend Overnight Shift (Qualified Candidate)

• Base hourly rate: $35.00
• Weekend overnight differential (20%): $7.00/hour
• Additional Friday/Saturday overnight differential: $3.50/hour

Total overnight rate: $35.00 $7.00 $3.50 = $45.50/hour

For a 12-hour overnight shift, this equals:$546.00 for the shift

Example: Weekday Overnight Shift

• Base hourly rate: $35.00
• Weekday overnight differential (15%): $5.25/hour

Total overnight rate: $40.25/hour

For a 12-hour overnight shift, this equals:$483.00 for the shift

Apply Today: If you’re ready to take your veterinary career to the next level and make a meaningful impact in the lives of pets and their families, apply now to join the Eclipse Specialty & Emergency Pet Care team.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Eclipse Specialty & Emergency Pet Care welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• License reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Monitoring Anesthesia : 1 year (Required)
• Veterinary technician: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Whippany, NJ 07981 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Whippany, NJ 07981: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $55